Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FREY, KIMBERLY NEWMAN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1731 2817

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.8%
Allow Rate
+0.8% vs TC avg
78
Total Applications
-21.4%
Interview Lift
1180
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
19.1%
§102 Novelty
77.8%
§103 Obviousness
2.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18492327 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17959780 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18297891 SENSOR WITH LIGHT FILTER AND CROSSTALK REDUCTION MEDIUM Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
18245923 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18024076 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18566092 SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER CONVERTER USING SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18196971 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18071150 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18226360 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
17561832 THROUGH-MOLD-INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE ON AN IC DIE DIRECTLY BONDED TO ANOTHER IC DIE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18012126 THIN FILM CAPACITOR, ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE HAVING THE THIN FILM CAPACITOR Non-Final OA TDK Corporation
17943610 CHIP PARTS Final Rejection ROHM CO., LTD.
17936553 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME AND LAYOUT DESIGN MODIFICATION METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18489540 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17806748 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MODULE Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18103350 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY CELL STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18349735 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18090087 THREE-DIMENSIONAL NAND MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
17405657 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
17644580 LOW-POWER PHOTONIC DEMODULATOR Final Rejection The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
18499100 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH MULTI-STEP GATE AND RECESSED MULTI-STEP FIELD PLATE WITH FIELD PLATE SPACERS AND METHOD OF FABRICATION Non-Final OA NXP USA, Inc.
18181054 MEMORY BIT CELLS WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL CROSS FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS Final Rejection Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18013768 SUBSTRATE SUPPORT WITH UNIFORM TEMPERATURE ACROSS A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
18489440 OUTPUT CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Socionext Inc.
18319519 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA TOPPAN Inc.
18526344 FULLY DEPLETED SEMICONDUCTOR-ON-INSULATOR SWITCH WITH BUILT-IN ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
18047405 ION-SENSITIVE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR ABOVE MICROFLUIDIC CAVITY FOR ION DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
18065122 Method for Forming a Precursor Semiconductor Device Structure Final Rejection IMEC VZW
18398227 Layout pattern of static random-access memory Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18252968 MULTI-THRESHOLD VOLTAGE GALIUM NITRIDE HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA

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